CN106455851A - Beverage preparation machine with refillable multi-dose container - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention concerns a machine for preparing beverages from a bulk beverage ingredient comprising : - a refillable multi-dose storing container (2) for storing the bulk beverage ingredient, said container presenting a storing volume defined between an opened bottom wall (201), a top wall (202) and lateral walls (203), and said refillable multi-dose storing container comprising an opening (21) for refilling the container with a bulk beverage ingredient and a removable cover (22) for closing the opening for refilling the container, - a dosing unit (3) for dosing the stored bulk beverage ingredient, said dosing unit cooperating with the opened bottom (202) of the refillable multi-dose storing container, wherein the machine comprises a receiving area (11) for removably receiving the assembly of the refillable multi-dose storing container (2) and the dosing unit (3) positioned at the bottom of the container, and wherein the opening (21) for refilling the container with a bulk beverage ingredient is positioned on one first portion (23) of the lateral walls of the refillable multi-dose storing container.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of machine for being prepared beverage by flowable beverage ingredient, this machine includes for storing
State the refilled multi-dose container of flowable dispensing.
Background technology
Prepare hot drink with beverage preparation machine or cold drink is known.In traditional beverage machine, will be stored in pulvis can
Refill the gauge water dissolubility beverage pulvis in tank and the quantitative hot water from water source supply or cold water is being exclusively used in the chamber of mixing
In or in cup, be mixed to get beverage or food.
WO2009/000836 describes a kind of has the machine that the pulvis that can be refilled can refill tank by specific pulvis cylinder
Device.This machine can carry out easy and correct refilling：Pulvis is not being had from refilling during tank to be filled transferred to by tank
Obvious pulvis loss.This machine is with trade mark Barista commercialization.User's manual prompting user is refilling operation
Period removes from machine and refills tank.The purpose of this suggestion is that avoiding makes mistakes user during refilling and (for example exists
Pulvis cylinder is just refilled tank from pulvis before being transferred and removes by all pulvis in tank) in the case of beverage ingredient pulvis fall
Fall inside machine.This suggestion also prompting user checks the cleaning situation of tank when removing described tank from machine.Due to
Making the transparency of the material of tank, user is it could be noted that cleaning is required.
Although user's manual provides suggestion, it has been found that most consumers not during refilling operation by tank
Remove from machine.Therefore, there occurs the problems referred to above, thus cause machine need to being returned to after-sale service.
Above mentioned problem, user is intended to reduce the size of machine also always, to reduce accounting in kitchen
Ground area or height.But, even if machine is little again, the volume that pulvis refills tank also should not reduce because it must keep can
Refilled by currently existing cylinder (it has the bulk ingredient volume of at least 500mL).
It is an object of the present invention to propose a kind of beverage preparation machine, this beverage preparation machine requires that tank is moved from machine by user
Divided by just refilling.
It is a further object of this invention to propose one to have and subtract undersized beverage preparation machine.
Content of the invention
According to first aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of machine for being prepared beverage by bulk beverage dispensing, this machine bag
Include：
-for store bulk beverage dispensing refilled multiple dose store container, described container have be limited at spacious
Open the storage volumes between diapire, roof and sidewall, and the described multiple dose that refills stores container and includes for in bulk
Opening that container is refilled by beverage ingredient and removable for close for opening that container is refilled
Lid,
-for the bulk beverage dispensing of storage is carried out the dosing unit of dosing, described dosing unit
Work in coordination with operation with the open bottom that can refill multiple dose storage container,
Wherein this machine includes receiving area, and described receiving area can refill multiple dose for removably receiving
The assembly of the dosing unit storing container and being positioned at container bottom, and
Wherein can refill multiple dose storage for being positioned at the opening that container is refilled by bulk beverage dispensing
On one Part I of the sidewall of container.
The machine of the present invention uses bulk beverage dispensing to prepare beverage.Bulk beverage dispensing can be pulvis, pill or
The pill of grain, usually reunion powder or granule.Beverage ingredient is preferably soluble beverage dispensing, such as instant coffee, instant
Tea, milk powder, chocolate powder.
Machine is contacted by making beverage ingredient prepare beverage with diluent (preferably water).Beverage ingredient and diluent can
Realize contact by such as following any device：Jet head, mixing bowl, whipper bowl, brewing chamber.
Described machine includes the container for storing bulk beverage dispensing.This container is for carrying individually dosed in bulk join
Material, and be intended to product and before dosing, stored this product；The reason that here it is it is defined as multi-dose container.
The storage area of this container is limited between unlimited diapire, roof and sidewall.Diapire is unlimited, in order to will drink
Material dispensing is transported to be positioned at the dosing unit storing container bottom.Due to Action of Gravity Field, beverage ingredient drops to quantitatively
In feeder unit.This container can be any form.This container includes for refilling container by bulk beverage dispensing
Opening, and according to the present invention, the described opening that refills is positioned at and can refill of the sidewall that multiple dose stores container
On Part I.Owing to refilling position on the sidewall of container for the opening, user cannot be positioned inside machine at container
While container is refilled.Firstly because refill opening not at the top of container, and bulk ingredient cannot be
Flow in container under the effect of gravity.Secondly because container is positioned in the receiving area of machine, described receiving area stops
Touch to refilling opening.
This refills opening can have any form：Circular, oval, square etc..Preferably, it is corresponding to being used for
To the form refilling the cylinder outlet that multi-dose container refills, such as to avoid carrying out mistake with the product of mistake again
Fill.The described form more simply and readily refilling opening is circular.
In general, container includes removable cap, and this removable cap is for closing for opening of refilling container
Mouthful.This lid is sealed shut container so that when container is according to its operating position orientation in the machine, namely refill opening
When being orientated in the sidewall, bulk material will not refill opening from this and escape.According to preferred embodiment, container is by transparent material
Material is made.Therefore, user can visually check the level of the bulk material in container.
According to preferred embodiment, multiple dose can be refilled and store sidewall relative with the Part I of sidewall in container
One Part II has such a shape, that container can prop up and be placed on when refilling multiple dose storage container and remove from machine
On smooth horizontal surface, wherein for opening surface that container is refilled upwards.Due to this construction, it is simple to user
Container is arranged on the flat horizontal working surface of machine exterior, wherein on the Part I of container refill opening towards
On.
According to an embodiment, the described Part II of sidewall and flat surfaces have at least two contact point, in order to
There is provided stability for container during refilling operation.Preferably, described Part II has in same level orientation extremely
Few two flats.
According to another embodiment, multiple dose can be refilled and store sidewall relative with the Part I of sidewall in container the
Two parts are planes.When laid on a flat surface, this plane serves as the flat bottom of container.
According to preferred embodiment, multiple dose storage container can be refilled and include at least one, preferably two, supporting leg, institute
The direction stating the surface of the Part II from sidewall for the supporting leg along the axis being arranged essentially parallel between the bottom of container and top is prolonged
Stretch.Container refill period, supporting leg improves container stability on flat surfaces.
Preferably, the end of each supporting leg includes propping up the flat put on flat surfaces.
Preferably, supporting leg extends from the Part II of sidewall wall along the direction of the bottom of tank.Advantageously, when by tank introducing
It when in the receiving area of machine, is firstly introduced into these supporting legs.Optionally, the movement of the bootable user of supporting leg.Preferably, receive
Region has at least one, preferably two, housing, at least one of container, and preferably two, supporting leg is engaged respectively within described housing
In.
Preferred embodiment according to container：
The Part II of the sidewall of-container and flat surfaces have at least one, preferably two, contact
Point, and
-container includes two supporting legs, and
Said two contact point and supporting leg are positioned relative to, in order to provide stability in the period that refills of container.
Preferably, can refill multiple dose storage container and include magnet or metalwork, described magnet or metalwork are positioned
Become so that corresponding metalwork internal with the receiving area of beverage preparation machine or magnet work in coordination with operation.Magnet and metalwork serve as biography
Sensor, described sensor senses the presence or absence of of the container within machine.This sensor is connected to the process control of machine
Unit so that if container delocalization is in the inside of machine, then for pulvis carried out from container the motor of dosing without
Method is activated.This is intended to be avoided the finger of user to be injured by machine.
Store container and include, when multiple dose can be refilled, at least one that extend from the Part II of sidewall, preferably two,
During supporting leg, magnet or metalwork are positioned at the end of described supporting leg.Described magnet or metalwork are preferably inserted into for making appearance
The inside of the material of device.
Described machine includes the dosing unit for the bulk beverage dispensing dosing that will store.Dosing list
Unit stores the collaborative operation of open bottom of container with refilling multiple dose.The collaborative operation of dosing unit so that it is simultaneously
Close the open bottom of container, and allow it to store bulk material dosing in a reservoir.In general, fixed
Amount feeder unit is by removable connecting elements (such as the screw thread in dosing unit and container or cooperate slit and pin)
It is attached to the open bottom of container.Therefore, container and dosing unit can work as container and dosing unit in machine
Portion operates or is connected to each other when being used for refilling, or they can separated from one another for example to clean each element when.When this
When two elements are attached together, they form the assembly can being received within the receiving area of machine.Preferably, this receiving district
The shape that territory presents meets the outer shape of assembly.
In general, dosing unit is the volume quantitative feeder unit including having the chamber of predefined volume, one
The bulk ingredient determining dosage is introduced by this chamber and is dispensed downwardly into another part of machine subsequently.This unit can be
Bucket, slid chamber, rotary piercing dish.Preferably, dosing unit includes：
-stationary body, it at least includes the dish with single perforation,
-rotary top dish, it is arranged on the top of stationary body and has takes perforation,
-rotating base dish, it is arranged on the bottom of stationary body and has discharges perforation,
-rotary shaft, bottom plate is connected by it with top disc,
The wherein spare space at device, metering perforation is empty and is closed with not by humidity.This dosing
Unit is described in WO 2009/144239.
According to preferred embodiment, machine includes having the refilled multiple dose storage container refilling opening, described
Refilling opening and having for junction surface crew-served with bulk beverage dispensing cartridge, described cylinder includes：
. vessel, it has blind end and open end,
. hopper, it is placed in the inside of vessel and tapered towards exhaust outlet along the direction of the open end of vessel, and this gives off
The cross section of mouth stores the cross section refilling opening of container less than refilling multiple dose.
Preferably, cylinder includes the tearable film for closing hopper and vessel.All this type of cylinders described above are at WO 2009/
000810th, WO 2009/130313 or WO 2009/130315 is described.
According to a preferred embodiment, the junction surface refilling between opening and cylinder includes：
-some ribs, it extends to refill the center of opening from the inwall refilling opening,
-the circular cone that supported by rib, the top of described circular cone is centered on the center refilling opening and the surface of circular cone
The direction of the inwall that edge refills opening extends downwardly into pedestal, and
-the slit that is positioned between the pedestal of circular cone and the inwall refilling opening.
Circular cone is enough inclined such that the tearable film of cylinder can be pierced through in the top of circular cone, and makes bulk beverage dispensing
Slit can be flowed downwardly into along the surface of circular cone under gravity.Meanwhile, circular cone is not too to tilt, in order to refilling out
The top of mouth will not present excessive height.In general, the angle at conical top has the value of about 110 °.
In general, machine includes diluent supply system.Diluent supply system can include diluent holding vessel, dilution
Agent pump and diluent heat and/or cooling device.
Preferably, machine includes mixing chamber, in order to by from store container dosing doses beverage ingredient with
Diluent mixes.Mixing chamber is preferably used to be prepared the dissolving room of beverage by beverage ingredient and diluent.In general, room is dissolved
Including the beverage outlet of open-top, at least one diluent inlet and the bottom for receiving beverage ingredient dosage.
According to an embodiment, dissolve room and include being configured to the diluent of pattern is incorporated into dissolving chamber interior
At least one diluent inlet.Dissolve room to be preferably configured such that and room forms fluid vortex and allows dilution dissolving
Agent jet impulse eddy current.This dissolving room is described in WO 2008/071613.According to preferred embodiment, described dissolving
Room includes being arranged in the water inlet at two differing heights dissolving in room.Preferably, higher entrance is near top.By higher
The diluent that entrance introduces rinses after being often used in beverage preparation and dissolves room, or for preparing one large beverage.
According to another embodiment, dissolve room and include bowl and whipper.Whipper by motor actuated come mixing powder with
Diluent and would generally make they mixture produce foam.
Generally, dissolving the lower section that room is arranged in the outlet of container pulvis, pulvis can drop under gravity from container,
It is transported to dissolve in room.
In general, the top dissolving room is uncovered, and therefore pulvis can freely flow to dissolve room under gravity
Internal." uncovered " refers to that the top dissolving room is not covered with, and for example, is not covered by the cap.
Diluent inlet is connected to diluent supply system.Diluent is usually water.Diluent supply system generally comprises
Diluent holding vessel, pump, diluent heater and/or diluent cooler and the diluent being used for needs are transported to dissolve
Valve in room.
It is also possible, however, to use the currently known any kind of device for making beverage ingredient contact with diluent, such as
The jet head of diluent jet is carried in drinking glasses.
According to second aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of for preparing drink by mixing bulk beverage dispensing with diluent
The system of material, this system includes：
-all machines described above, and
The cylinder of-bulk beverage dispensing, described cylinder includes：
. vessel, it has blind end and open end,
. hopper, it is placed in the inside of vessel and tapered towards exhaust outlet along the direction of the open end of vessel, and this gives off
The cross section of mouth stores the cross section refilling opening of container less than refilling multiple dose.
Preferably, the cylinder for storing flowable beverage ingredient includes the tearable film closing hopper and vessel.Pass through shape
One-tenth can make it possible to realize the aperture by film that film tears, and can obtain this tearable function.Therefore, film can have tear
Line.
According to the third aspect, the present invention relates to a kind of method for refilling all machines described above, the party
Method includes at least the following step：
-store container by multiple dose can be refilled and work in coordination with operation with the open bottom that can refill multiple dose storage container
The assembly removal of dosing unit,
-removable cap refilling opening is removed,
-refilled to multiple dose storage container can be refilled by refilling opening,
-removable cap refilling opening is put back to,
-be reintroduced back to the assembly that can refill multiple dose storage container and dosing unit in machine.
According to last aspect, the present invention relates to the cylinder of a kind of bulk beverage dispensing, described cylinder includes：
. vessel, it has blind end and open end,
. hopper, it is placed in the inside of vessel and tapered towards exhaust outlet along the direction of the open end of vessel, and this gives off
The cross section of mouth stores the cross section refilling opening of container less than refilling multiple dose,
Refill so that container is stored to the refilled multiple dose of all machines described above.
In this application, term " bottom ", " top ", " laterally " and " level " is for describing the position of inventive feature
Relation.What these terms were understood to refer to when introducing in beverage preparation machine for preparing beverage to be in normal orientation can
Refill multiple dose and store container, such as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b.
Brief description
It is better understood with the features and advantages of the present invention in conjunction with the following drawings, wherein：
-Fig. 1 a to Fig. 1 c is the view of the beverage preparation machine according to the present invention,
-Fig. 2 corresponds to Fig. 1, and its middle cover is removed,
-Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b is two perspective views being positioned at refilled multi-dose container within machine of machine,
-Fig. 3 c is the perspective view that individually can refill multi-dose container,
-Fig. 4 is the top view of the machine therefrom removing container,
-Fig. 5 is to remove from machine and prop up the view putting refilled multi-dose container on flat surfaces,
-Fig. 6 shows that the Fig. 5 therefrom removing removable cap can refill multi-dose container,
-Fig. 7 a shows the removable cap of Fig. 5 container,
-Fig. 7 b is the top view at the junction surface extracted from Fig. 6 assembly,
-Fig. 7 c is the top view that can refill multi-dose container, is positioned in such as Fig. 5,
-Fig. 7 d is the cross-sectional view of the cross section, A-A according to Fig. 6,
-Fig. 8 shows the exploded view for the cylinder refilling container,
-Fig. 9 and Figure 10 is to be shown in the mutual horizontal stroke that can refill between multi-dose container and cylinder during refilling operation
Sectional view.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 a shows the machine for preparing beverage according to the present invention.Machine includes the drip tray for positioning goblet
11st, for selecting and the user interface 12 of customized beverages and the container hiding bulk beverage dispensing for preparing beverage
Lid 13.
In fig. 2, described lid 13 and user interface panel 12 are removed, to illustrate for storing bulk beverage dispensing
This multiple dose stores container 2.Preferably, the roof 201 of at least container is transparent, and preferably whole container is transparent so that
User can control the level of the beverage ingredient in container.As it is shown in figure 1, even when covering 13 Guan Bi, the roof 201 of container is still
Keep visible.Preferably, container has recess 201a, the 201b being positioned in roof 201 so that user can be easily by general
His/her finger is placed in recess and pulls container 2 to catch and remove.Fig. 2 shows the collaborative operation in bottom 202 with container
Dosing unit 3.Dosing unit 3 and container 2 are by means of corresponding connecting elements such as screw thread or pin and slit
It is attached together.The two element forms an assembly so that when user removes container 2 from machine, by container 2 and fixed
The whole assembly removal of amount feeder unit 3.Dosing unit 3 closes the open bottom of container 2.
Fig. 1 b is shown in which to cover 13 machines being opened.The center of lid has hole 130.Described hole 130 can have and hold
The crew-served shape of at least a portion of the roof 201 of device.By the transparent top wall 201 of hole 130 and tank, user can be
The level of the dispensing that control is stored in tank in the case of being not switched on covering 13.Fig. 1 c illustrates that its middle cover 13 is opened and container 2
The machine being removed.This illustrates receiving area 11, and the assembly of container 2 and dosing unit 3 can be positioned at this receiving
In region.In the surface of receiving area 11, axostylus axostyle 4 occur, this axostylus axostyle is designed to that collaborative operation is simultaneously with dosing unit 3
And be used for activating described unit.Receiving area 11 has hole 40, this hole be designed to dosing unit 3 collaborative operation and
Conveying is by the dispensing of dosing unit dosing.These aspects of receiving area 11 have been retouched in WO 2009/144239
State.
Fig. 3 a and Fig. 3 b shows the assembly of container 2 that the remainder with machine separates and dosing unit 3, but its
Such as being positioned inside machine, wherein roof 201 is upwards, downwards and sidewall 203 is mediate for diapire 202.Fig. 3 a is such as
The front view of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 b is rearview.Dosing unit 3 can separate with container 2, as shown in Figure 3 c.Figure
3c shows and can refill the open bottom 202 that multiple dose stores container.Container has the surface of the sidewall 203 from container along tank
Two supporting legs the 25th, 26 of extending of the direction of bottom.These supporting legs are intended to be positioned at container when container removes from machine
On flat surfaces, as illustrated after a while.These supporting legs are also intended to help user to be properly positioned at container in receiving area 11.
Fig. 4 is corresponding to wherein having removed Fig. 2 machine of the assembly of container and dosing unit.This machine has region
11, for receiving the assembly of container and dosing unit.Receiving area 11 has two housings the 250th, 260, the supporting leg of container 2
25th, 26 can be engaged respectively within described housing.Receiving area 11 also has housing 220, for the lid 22 of positioning vessel 2.Preferably
Ground, supporting leg the 25th, one of 26 include being inserted into for make supporting leg material (typically plastics) in magnet or metalwork,
And corresponding housing the 250th, 260 correspondingly include metalwork or magnet in case when user places the assembly in machine
Formed between supporting leg with its housing and contact, and serve as the sensor of the existence situation of detection receiving area internal container.
Fig. 5 shows the assembly of container and the dosing unit being removed and placed in from machine on flat surfaces S.
In this position, container 2 is ready for refilling.As shown in Figure 3 a and Figure 3 b shows, the sidewall 203 of container 2 has：
-one Part I 23, this Part I has opening 22, is used for refilling container, and
-Part II 24 relative with Part I 23, this Part II is shaped such that when can refill multi-agent
When amount storage container removes from machine, container can prop up and be placed on smooth horizontal surface S, wherein for filling out container again
The opening surface filling is upwards.Part II 24 has two pars 24a, 24b for contacting flat surfaces S.When assembly is placed
When on the S of surface, these pars 24a, 24b limit plane P corresponding to flat surfaces S.
The 25th, two supporting legs 26 extend from Part II 24 along the direction of the bottom of tank.They are located substantially on par
In plane P that 24a, 24b limit.Due to the shape of Part II 24 of sidewall and supporting leg the 25th, 26 existence, assembly can be stably
Positioning on flat surfaces, wherein refills opening 21 and upwards positions.
Fig. 6 shows the assembly of container and dosing unit, has wherein removed and has covered the lid refilling opening 21
22.This lid is illustrated in Fig. 7 a.Connection between lid and container includes at least one simple tongue 27, and described tongue is from opening
The sidewall of mouth 21 radially extends and is configured to slide in the corresponding slit 27a of lid 22.Any other can be used to connect structure
Part, such as screw thread, latch member etc..
Fig. 6 shows for beverage ingredient cylinder is connected to container and the junction surface 5 refilling container.Have
Specific engagement portion shown in Fig. 65 for the type of the cylinder that container 2 refills be figure 8 illustrates.Fig. 8 shows and includes
The cylinder 101 of vessel 102, described vessel are the rigid cylindrical with blind end 103 and open end 104 at this.Described cylinder includes material
Bucket 105, this hopper is positioned at the inside of vessel volume and the open end 104 of close vessel 102.Described hopper is at whole vessel
Extend on section, and tapered towards the exhaust outlet 106 of the open end 104 towards vessel.Exhaust outlet 106 includes being couple to material
The cylinder of bucket end, in order to pulvis is directed to container engagement portion.Film closes vessel open end simultaneously.Hopper be attached to have with
The circular shirt rim of the identical form of the inwall of vessel 102 or outboard flanges 112.This shirt rim is fitted in the inwall of vessel 102, and
Contribute to being positioned at hopper in vessel.This shirt rim has adjacent vessel open end edge and avoids hopper sliding along vessel wall
Dynamic stopping edge 111.Owing to hopper is placed on the inside of vessel volume, and exhaust outlet is towards vessel open end, so
Groove 113 extends between hopper tapered wall and vessel wall along the whole periphery of hopper discharge outlet.Tearable film 107 is fixed
Above the open end 104 of vessel 102 and above hopper discharge outlet 106, thus close vessel open end and material simultaneously
Bucket tapered end.Finally, protective cap 108 can be placed in the top of tearable film 107, in order to before container is used for unloading content
Prevent film from tearing.Protective cap 108 can be made up of rigidity or soft plastics, or according to preference pattern, protective cap 108 can be with
The soft flexible membrane being removably bonded on tearable film, and user can be isolated with hand, such as by drawstring.
Fig. 7 b is the top view at the junction surface 5 extracted from the assembly shown in Fig. 6, and Fig. 7 c is the vertical view of Fig. 6 assembly
Figure, junction surface 5 collaborative operation with this cylinder 101.Junction surface 5 includes the circular cone 52 being supported by five ribs 51.Rib 51 is from refilling
The inwall 21b of opening extends to refill the center of opening 21a.During the top 52a of circular cone is to refill the center 21a of opening and be
The heart, and the surface of circular cone extends downwardly into its pedestal 52b along the direction of the inwall 21b that refills opening.Circular cone 52 bigger
Cross section is less than the cross section of opening 21 so that circular cone and opening limit between the pedestal and the inwall refilling opening of circular cone
Slit 53, is refilling period, and bulk beverage dispensing can flow through described slit.
Circular cone is enough inclined such that the top 52a of circular cone can pierce through the tearable film of cylinder, and makes bulk beverage
Dispensing can flow downwardly into slit 53 along the surface of circular cone under gravity.Meanwhile, circular cone is not too to tilt, in order to again
The top filling opening 21 will not present excessive height.In general, the angle at conical top has the value of about 110 °.
Fig. 7 d is the cross-sectional view of Fig. 6 assembly according to AA.
The present invention relates to the system that the cylinder 101 by container 2 with for refilling container is constituted, such as Fig. 9 and Figure 10
Shown in.Cooperate to be formed between cylinder with container, the horizontal stroke more than the pedestal 52b of circular cone for the cross section of the exhaust outlet 106 of cylinder
Cross section, and it is less than the cross section refilling opening 21.Therefore, the exhaust outlet of cylinder can slide in slit 53.
When cylinder 101 engages against portion 5, the first center 52a of circular cone tearable film 107 is torn (protective cap 108 from
In remove).Subsequently when the end 102a cincture opening 21 of the sidewall of container, the exhaust outlet 106 of hopper is sliding in slit 53
Dynamic.Therefore, film is torn and be folded away from the exhaust outlet 106 of hopper (not shown in Figure 10, cylinder tears by the wall 51b of opening
Split film).When cylinder 101 fully engages in junction surface, bulk ingredient slides along the inner inclination wall of hopper 105a, slides subsequently
In space between rib 51, and finally slide in the space of container.As shown in Figure 10, once cylinder fully engages at and refills
The inside of opening, the bottom 51b of rib just supports the edge of outlet 106 so that slot milling S allows the dispensing can be from the surface of circular cone
Flow downwardly into slit 53 and flow between rib 51.The supporting being provided by the bottom 51b of rib helps user to perceive, in order to
By space S, downwards bulk ingredient most preferably being transferred to container from cylinder, he/her must push on cylinder against the junction surface of container.
1 beverage machine
11 drip tray
12 user interfaces
13 lids
130 cap bore
2 multiple doses can refill container
21 refill opening
21a refills the center of opening
21b refills the inwall of opening
22 lids
201 vessel top wall
Bottom 202 container open
203 container side walls
220 housings
Part I in 23 container side walls
Part II in 24 container side walls
24a, 24b par
25th, 26 supporting leg
250th, 260 are used for the housing of supporting leg
27 tongues
27a slit
3 dosing units
4 axostylus axostyles
40 holes
5 junction surfaces
51 ribs
The bottom of 51a rib
52 circular cones
The top of 52a circular cone
The pedestal of 52b circular cone
53 slits
101
102 vessel
The end of 102a vessel sidewall
103 blind ends
104 open ends
105 hoppers
105a hopper inner inclination wall
106 exhaust outlets
107 tearable films
108 protective caps
111 stopping edges
112 shirt rims
113 grooves
Can refill compared with the similar prior art machine of multi-dose container with having, the advantage of the machine of the present invention is
There is less height.
The machine of the present invention has and only can refill when multi-dose container removes from machine and can refill
Advantage.When container is positioned at machine inside, machine cannot be refilled by user.
Claims (15)
1. the machine (1) being used for being prepared beverage by bulk beverage dispensing, described machine includes：
-storing container (2) for the refilled multiple dose storing described bulk beverage dispensing, described container has and is limited at
Open wide the storage volumes between diapire (201), roof (202) and sidewall (203), and the described multiple dose that refills stores appearance
Device includes the opening (21) for refilling described container by bulk beverage dispensing and for closing for described
The removable cap (22) of the described opening that container refills,
-for stored described bulk beverage dispensing is carried out the dosing unit (3) of dosing, described dosing
Unit refills, with described, the collaborative operation of described unlimited diapire (202) that multiple dose stores container,
Wherein said machine includes receiving area (11), and described receiving area can refill described in removably receiving
Multiple dose stores container (2) and is positioned at the assembly of described dosing unit (3) of bottom of described container, and
Wherein can fill out again described in being positioned at the opening (21) that described container is refilled by described bulk beverage dispensing
Fill on a Part I (23) of the described sidewall that multiple dose stores container.
2. machine according to claim 1, the wherein said multiple dose that refills stores the described of container and described sidewall
One Part II (24) of the relative described sidewall of Part I (23) presents and is shaped such that and refills multi-agent when described
When amount storage container removes from described machine, described container can prop up and be placed on smooth horizontal surface (S), wherein for institute
State the described opening surface that container refills upwards.
3. the machine according to previous item claim, the wherein said multiple dose storage container that refills includes at least one
Individual, preferably two, supporting leg (25,26), described supporting leg is from the surface of the described Part II of described sidewall along the bottom of described tank
Direction extend.
4. the machine according to previous item claim, wherein said receiving area (11) has at least one, preferably two,
Housing (250,260), described container described at least one, preferably two, supporting leg (25,26) is engaged respectively within described housing
In.
5., according to machine in any one of the preceding claims wherein, the wherein said multiple dose that refills stores container (2) bag
Include magnet or metalwork, described magnet or metalwork be positioned to the described receiving area of described beverage preparation machine inside
Corresponding metalwork or the collaborative operation of magnet.
6., according to machine in any one of the preceding claims wherein, the wherein said multiple dose that refills stores the described of container
Refill opening (21) have for the crew-served junction surface of the cylinder of bulk beverage dispensing (101) (5), described cylinder includes：
. vessel (102), described vessel have blind end (103) and open end (104),
. hopper (105), described hopper is placed in the inside of described vessel and the direction court of the open end (104) along described vessel
Exhaust outlet (106) is tapered, and the cross section of described exhaust outlet refills, less than described, the institute that multiple dose stores container (21)
State the cross section refilling opening.
7. machine according to claim 6, wherein said junction surface (5) include：
-some ribs (51), described rib from the described inwall (21b) refilling opening extend to described in refill opening (21a)
Center,
-the circular cone (52) that supported by described rib (51), the top (52a) of described circular cone is with the described described center refilling opening
(21a) centered on and the surface of described circular cone extends downwardly into along the direction of the described described inwall (21b) refilling opening
Pedestal (52b), and
-it is positioned at the slit (53) between the described pedestal of described circular cone and the described described inwall refilling opening.
8., according to machine in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said machine includes diluent fluid system.
9., according to machine in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein said machine includes the beverage for making doses
The mixing chamber that dispensing contacts with described diluent.
10., for by bulk beverage dispensing mixes the system preparing beverage with diluent, described system includes：
-machine according to any one of claim 1 to 9, and
The cylinder (101) of-bulk beverage dispensing, described cylinder includes：
. vessel (102), described vessel have blind end (103) and open end (104),
. hopper (105), described hopper is placed in the inside of described vessel and the direction court of the open end (104) along described vessel
Exhaust outlet (106) is tapered, and the cross section of described exhaust outlet (106) stores container (21) less than the described multiple dose that refills
Described in refill the cross section of opening.
11. according to system in any one of the preceding claims wherein, wherein for storing the described cylinder of flowable beverage ingredient
(101) the tearable film (107) closing described hopper (105) and described vessel (102) is included.
12. systems according to claim 10 or 11, wherein in described machine (1), the described multiple dose that refills stores up
Deposit refill described in container opening have for the crew-served junction surface of the cylinder of bulk beverage dispensing (101) (5), described
Junction surface (5) includes：
-some ribs (51), described rib from the described inwall (21b) refilling opening extend to described in refill opening (21a)
Center,
-the circular cone (52) that supported by described rib (51), the top (52a) of described circular cone is with the described described center refilling opening
(21a) centered on and the surface of described circular cone extends downwardly into along the direction of the described described inwall (21b) refilling opening
Pedestal (52b), and
-it is positioned at the slit (53) between the described pedestal of described circular cone and the described described inwall refilling opening,
And the cross section of the described exhaust outlet (106) of wherein said cylinder is more than the cross section of the described pedestal of described circular cone,
And it is less than the described cross section refilling opening (21).
13. 1 kinds of methods for machine according to any one of claim 1 to 9 is refilled, described method
Including at least the following step：
-refill, by described, the assembly removal that multiple dose stores container (2) and described dosing unit (3),
-described assembly is placed flat on, wherein said refill opening (21) upwards,
-the described described removable cap (22) refilling opening is removed,
-by the described opening that refills, the described multiple dose storage container that refills is refilled,
-the described described removable cap (22) refilling opening is put back to,
-the described multiple dose that refills is stored the described assembly of container and described dosing unit and backs into described machine
In.
14. methods according to previous item claim, are wherein carried out to described multiple dose storage container (2) that refills again
The step filled is refilled against described by promoting the exhaust outlet (42a) of the container for storing flowable beverage concentrate
Opening performs.
The application of the cylinder (101) of 15. bulk beverage dispensings, described cylinder includes：
. vessel (102), described vessel have blind end (103) and open end (104),
. hopper (105), described hopper is placed in the inside of described vessel and the direction court of the open end (104) along described vessel
Exhaust outlet (106) is tapered, and the cross section of described exhaust outlet (106) stores container (21) less than the described multiple dose that refills
Described in refill the cross section of opening, can refill described in machine according to any one of claim 1 to 9
Multiple dose stores container (2) and refills.
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